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| July 09, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

By Mark Shaffer, Indian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jul. 9--PHOENIX--When former Phoenix Suns center Mark West was a young, emerging basketball star in Virginia, he never gave much thought to the plight of American Indians in this country.

After all, being raised as an African American in the South during the 1960s and 1970s came with its own set of issues. There wasn't time for pity for other minority groups when your own survival was at stake.

But now, West, the Suns' assistant general manager, finds himself as the main conduit for the Suns to the large Native community in Arizona. He's one of the driving…

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